Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis

Name: Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis
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ISBN: 9780226527833

ISBN-10: 0226527832

ISBN-13: 9780226527833

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jane E. Miller

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Writing about multivariate analysis is a surprisingly common task. Researchers use these advanced statistical techniques to examine relationships among multiple variables, such as exercise, diet, and heart disease, or to forecast information such as future interest rates or unemployment. Many different people, from social scientists to government agencies to business professionals, depend on the results of multivariate models to inform their decisions. At the same time, many researchers have trouble communicating the purpose and findings of these models. Too often, explanations become bogged down in statistical jargon and technical details, and audiences are left struggling to make sense of…

Book details

List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 500
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Figures


List of Boxes


Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Principles



Seven Basic Principles



Causality, Statistical Significance, and Substantive Significance



Five More Technical Principles



Tools



Creating Effective Tables



Creating Effective Charts



Choosing Effective Examples and Analogies



Basic Types of Quantitative Comparisons



Quantitative Comparisons for Multivariate Models



Choosing How to Present Statistical Test Results



Pulling it All Together



Writing Introductions, Conclusions, and Abstracts



Writing about Data and Methods



Writing about Distributions and Associations



Writing about Multivariate Models



Speaking about Multivariate Analyses



Writing for Applied Audiences



Implementing "Generalization, Example, Exceptions" (GEE)



Translating Statistical Output into Table and Text



Terminology for Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Logistic Models



Using a Spreadsheet for Calculations


Notes


Reference List